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Roop Singh, Arya Singh, 5, and Minal Giri, all of Linkenshire, observe the solar eclipse through their eclipse glasses Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Makanda. Makanda, considered the crossroads of the Great American Eclipse, experienced the greatest total solar eclipse duration at over two minutes and 41 seconds. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

Red carpet premiere showcases university made eclipse documentary

March 23, 2018

‘Spectacular data’ collected from the eclipse, SIU Citizen CATE researcher says

September 2, 2017

Fashion Design and Merchandising senior Kyndell Cole demonstrates the Jack & Jill Buck saw with forestry senior Luke Dvorak as forestry graduate student Ashley Bergman coaches on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, outside SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

SIU Forestry Club puts timber sports on display during campus eclipse festivities

August 22, 2017

Susan Petrosky, of Springfield, watches the solar eclipse through special eclipse glasses Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, outside Saluki Stadium.

Gallery: The 2017 Great American Eclipse

August 22, 2017

Louisiana State University senior physics major Brad Landry holds a weather balloon carrying experiments from three different Louisiana colleges minutes before launch, Monday, Aug 21. 2017, at SIU Stadium. Landry released the balloon at 11:51 a.m. where it then traveled 100,000 feet into the sky with devices used to measure changes in solar power levels, UV radiation and the speed of sound. “When we started college, we never expected to work on something like this,

Louisiana students visit SIU, propel weather balloons 100,000 feet

August 21, 2017

Workshop shines light on eclipse research

August 19, 2017

$Christopher Mandrell, a graduate student from Marion studying physics, takes apart an 80mm telescope Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, outside Neckers after a practice run aligning the telescope in preparation for the eclipse. Mandrell will camp out at the University Farms “dark site” the night before he the eclipse so he can set up for the experimental run the following day. “This is the classic ... telescope,” Mandrell said. “It’s a refraction scope just using the lenses to focus just like your glasses.” (Cory Ray | @coryray_DE)$